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Seven nobles once chose the Holy Roman emperor
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Because why bother with a mandate from the masses when you can just bribe seven incredibly wealthy prince-electors? The Holy Roman Empire operated on a deeply cynical electoral system where a handful of German nobles got to decide who wore the big crown, usually picking whoever promised to interfere with their personal fiefdoms the least.
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